From the Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald, Saturday 19 January, 1867. Price 1d.

A PUBLIC HOUSE WITHOUT A LICENSE.

At the City Police Court on Monday, an application was made for a new license to the “Tower Inn,” Pound Lane. Applicant stated that a previous landlord had left the premises, taking the license with him, and it was expected that he had gone abroad, since all communications addressed to him had been returned through the post. A new license was ordered to be prepared by the clerk.

From the Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald, 11 May, 1867. Price 1d.

RETAILING BEER AND SPIRITS WITHOUT A LICENSE.

Edward Austin was charged with selling half-a-pint of beer and a glass of gin without a license, in the "Tower Inn," on Saturday, the 16th of March.

Mr. B. M. Johnson deposed:- I am an excise officer, stationed at Canterbury. On Saturday, the 18th of March, I went to the “Tower Inn,” of which defendant is the landlord, and purchased half-a-pint of beer and a glass of gin. I paid a penny for the beer and four pence for the gin. Defendant was not in at the time, but came in soon after, when I told him I had purchased some beer and spirits, and that he held no license from the Excise to sell them. He said he would come to the Inland Revenue Office the next Monday morning, between nine and ten o'clock, but he has not been. He admitted that he was selling without a license.

The magistrates fined defendant, who did not appear, £12 10s.

From the Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald. 19 October 1867. Price 1d.

ALLEGED THEFT OF A COPPER

John Green alias Podger, was charged with stealing a copper, value £1 from the “Tower” on Thursday last.

George Finn, landlord of the "Sovereign,” Castle Street, said he was agent for the owner of the “Tower Inn," (Pound Lane), now unoccupied. On Thursday last Mr. Kelson came to his house with the key of the “Tower.” On the following Friday morning he went to the house with Mr. Kelson at eleven o'clock to see if the fixtures were alright, and they missed the copper produced, the value of which was £1. He immediately informed Sergeant Hayward of his loss.

Ellen Bridges, housekeeper at the “Tower Inn," said that on Wednesday last she left the house between nine and ten o'clock. The copper was there when she left. She gave the keys to Mr. Kelson, and asked him to lock up the house. The copper produced was the same one that used to be in the “Tower." The late tenant of the house had left Canterbury.

P.S. Hayward said that on Friday last he received information from Mr. Finn that a copper 'had been stolen from the “Tower Inn." He went to the "Tower” and examined the premises, and found that a pane of glass had been broken out of one of the front windows. A copper was also missing; and on making inquiries witness found that the defendant had got the copper at his house. He apprehended Green on Saturday, and told him he was charged with stealing a copper from the "Tower Inn." Green said “ Alright, I bought it.” Witness then took him to the station-house, where he admitted that he had sold the copper to a marine store dealer named Smith.

George Smith, marine store dealer, said that he saw the prisoner on Friday last, in St. Alphage. He asked witness if he would by it of him for 8s.; and he afterwards consented to gave him 7s. for the copper.

Cross-examined:— I went to defendant's house in the middle of the day. The copper was at the back of the house in the yard.

Mr. Delasaux, for the defendant, contended that there was no case against his client.

The Chairman said the Magistrates concurred with Mr. Delasaux; and defendant would be discharged.

From the Whitstable Times, 24 December, 1870.

CURIOUS DEATH BT DROWNING.

On Tuesday evening T. T. Delasaux, Esq., coroner, presided over an inquest held at the “Tower Inn,” Pound Lane, on the body of Edward Wraight, an old man who been living in one of the cottages adjoining the river in St. Mildred’s, and who was found dead in the lower portion of the stream on Monday morning.

Inspector Andrews said he saw the body lying by the river at about eight o’clock on Monday morning near Mr. Cannon’s mill, and he identified it as that of Henry Wraight. A publican named Todd stated that he went to the river on Monday morning and found the body of the deceased in a part of the river where there was not much water. He was lying on his face.

John Sutton, innkeeper, of St. Mildred's said deceased lived near him. There was a closet at the end of the yard close to the river, between which there was only a low wall, and deceased evidently went there in the dark, and fell into the water, and floated down the stream. About six years ago he took deceased out of the water under similar circumstances.

The jury returned a verdict of “Accidental death.”